Preservation and enhancement of the Italian Cultural Heritage abroad University Master’s Programme issued by the University of Parma in cooperation with Milan and Turin and the Interuniversity Consortium ICoN Italian Culture on the Net Academic competencies: University of Parma and the ICoN Consortium Italian Culture on the Net in cooperation with the Universities of Milan and Turin: theoretical skills in the field of preservation and digital management of cultural heritage with ...

The Salon is a great showcase where the public administrations, companies of tourist promotion, event planners, industry companies promote their activities in the field of territorial marketing and all associated services, presenting the different facets of the public lands membership: cultural events, festivals, exhibitions, history, tradition, gastronomy, folklore. The Salon also hosts the International Exchange of Cultural Tourism | Viaggiandum East, dedicated to the B2B players in the cultural tourism from the Italian regions and ...

In 1476, the Confraternity of St Roch purchased a building in which to hold the meetings of the chapter. In 1525, work began on the present-day building, composed of two large halls, one above the other, which received the Bishop's blessing in 1542. In 1697, the altar-piece showing The Virgin and the Saints, by Alessandro Maganza, was placed on the altar in the lower hall. An inside staircase leads to the upper hall, at least partly ...

The clock tower is one of many symbols recalling the era of the da Carrara family in the history of Padova. The monument and its mechanism became an abiding presence in the daily life of the townspeople — and others besides — during the 14th century. This impressive building, standing in the Piazza dei Signori, between the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi and the Palazzo del Capitanio, was erected between 1426 and 1430 over the ruins of ...

Close your eyes, listen to the noise of the waves and get inebriated by the perfume of the sea, to the right and the left the long breath of history: you are in the centre of Magna Graecia. Today Syracuse is possibly the best metaphor left by the passage of the centuries in Sicily. In a fortunate position and blessed with a magnificent natural port which is the end of international regattas, it is divided into ...

It was up until 1732 that a little round fountain was in that place for the use of local people and as drinking troughs for animals. In 1730 Pope Clement XII, born Corsini from Florence, decided to improve the whole city of Rome by asking architects to study a new monumental fountain. The winner was Nicola Salvi whose project to build a fountain on the main façade of Palazzo Poli was originally of ...

The Piazza del Campidoglio, situated on the top of the Capitol Hill, it has bee the most important square since the beginning of Rome' History. The temple of Jovis Capitolinum (Jupiter) was built there and still now some remnants are visible on the Mons Tarpaeum' side. The square is facing the Palazzo Senatorio, the Palace of the Rome' Major, called Senatore in old times, and is built between four medieval stone towers still recognizable from ...

Some suggestions for a suitable approach to local marketing and cultural-tourism promotion. Regardless of the activity you run or the job you do, we know that today the most interesting way to be known is the Internet. The Internet is a dynamic, highly distributed and interactive means, where you can create a space, a blog or a website. The website is the essential tool to strengthen our image and expand our network of contacts. Very probably, to advertise your ...

Going to the Cathedral of Parma in Italy, in the transept, we can contemplate a work of marble, which already is worth contemplating a visit to the city of Emilia. The Deposition of Antelami is a bas-relief of the Middle Ages which has a special feature: an archangel approaching the hand of the dead Christ on the Cross on the cheek of his Mother, to caress her. A gesture of extreme kindness and affection. Caress expresses the desire towards the Beloved:  St. Mary, the Church. But it is the Beloved in his weakness. Weak in the cross expresses his gestures in reaching out, in physical contact, with suffering. True love is never posted, but it is next to the contact. Not only to comfort but to help. It becomes a movement of attention. So solidarity becomes a caress of God. One who has already won on the Cross, in the nakedness of his body, is exposed, giving his hand to touch the Face of Mary. They are two vulnerable person who trust each other. The tenderness expressed in the caress shows extreme fragility and ...

Speaking of trade in works of art, the various countries can be regarded as importers, exporters, countries in transition, and so on. The distinction most commonly see on the one hand the supporters of free market countries and other countries, where trade and export are limited and where  a special permit is required for exportation. At the international level have been approved a number of documents with the intent to prevent ...